Friday, October 29, 2010

Processing black and white photos

1.) List the materials (equipment) necessary to process black and white film
        film cassette, can opener, film reel, tank and tank cover. A fixing tank and a wash tank a film developer , a stop bath, and a fixer with hardener, and a hypo eliminator bath.  
2.) List the chemicals we might be using in the darkroom and where one would buy those chemicals
     kodak rapid fixer is recommended a devoloper additive that yo should have is sodium sulfite
3.) Summarize in one or two paragraphs the process from start to finish
  well, first you must unwind the film, and have that handy. You then must put the film in some container and then turn on a certain light. Now you have to process your film Lay out the chemicals in front of you: a film developer, a stop bath, and a fixer with hardener, and a hypo eliminator bath.   make sure everything is at the right temperature in order to get the best negative possible. Now you must pour developer onto the the film so that you can develop it. leave it in their for the appropriate time. No you must put running water on it so that you can stop development this is known as a stop bath. After this is done you then must fix the film so that you can see you photgraph after you fix the film you must let it sit in cold water for five minutes then you must remove appearance of white stains by using hyper-o eliminater. then you have a final wash, hang the film, and let it dry!
4.) Post a photo of the equipment necessary to process film

4.) Post a photo of the chemicals necessary to process film
 
1. Contact sheet
A contact print is a photographic image produced from a film, usually a negative, occasionally from a film positive. ...
2. Agitation
The air bubbles that usually occur when dry film is immersed in a solution can be removed without harmful  effects in the pre development water rinse
3. Enlarger
photographic equipment consisting of an optical projector used to enlarge a photograph
4. Developer
The chemical agent used to render photographic images after exposure to light.
5. Stop Bath
Stop bath is a chemical bath usually used in processing traditional black-and-white photographic films, plates, and paper used after the material has finished developing
6. Fixer
  chemical compound that sets or fixes something (as a dye or a photographic image)

Repetition

Happy Halloween
A pattern of lights forms a giant 275-foot jack-o-lantern on the side of WaMu Center in downtown Seattle.

this picture is a good example of repetition becasue the reapeating lights lead me to the big pumpkin on the page

Q*bert?
A man walks through a Tokyo building.
this is a good example of repetition because all the shapes on the ground 
lead up to the businessman

Doe-Eyed
Lisa Simpson appears on television screens on a new Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 after its inaugural passenger flight from Singapore to Sydney, Australia.
 this is a good example of repetition because it leads my eyes to the back of the plane.

Monday, October 25, 2010

Iraq slide shpw

2A i think this is the most powerful image because he is saying his final goodbyes before he goes and starts in the U.S army as you can see the car in the background is there to come and take him away from his family and all that he knows and all that he is used to. He is about to start a completly different life inside of the army!! It is both sad and powerful at the same time.

2B The sequence of all the photographs that are the most powerful are the ones labeled "first assignment" I think that it is the most powerful because the sideshow of the pictures have a mix of sad pictures and how much of a struggle it is but also the good and happy times. When i first saw the title i though it was gonna be a bunch of pictures of fighting and people crying and stuff but i was different.

2C The images work together to tell a story because they are all in chronological order. The pictures show the guy from the beginning of his army life to the end. It shows his emotions from the beginning to the end and it all makes sense because any normal person can probably feel those emotions and relate.

3A The verbs are usually used from his point of view, and are in past tense.
3B. The captions enhance the pictures because they are talking about what is actually happening in the picture. And they also tell you the actual date that they were taken

4A  http://photos.denverpost.com/photoprojects/specialprojects/ianfisher/photochapter3.html
       Ian rests all alone after a hard days work out in the hot sun.
      http://photos.denverpost.com/photoprojects/specialprojects/ianfisher/photochapter2.html
       Ian playfully points the gun at the ground while everyone else is being serious and holding their gun   correctly.
       http://photos.denverpost.com/photoprojects/specialprojects/ianfisher/photochapter2.html
      Ian is scared, he has gotten in trouble and must hear the wrath of the sargent who is currently yelling at him.

5A The videos show the same thing as the pictures but it is better because the people as well as him are all telling us how they feel about the situation and he his basically acting as a narrator
5B The videos are better than the pictures because now i have a clear interpretation of the pictures and i can better understand what they mean in a sense that what i thought the pics ment could be corrected with watching the videos
5C The picture can act as better than the video because it has captions and if you want a quicker way of reading the story then you can just read the captions and understand whats going on versus a pic with no captions which then leaves you there just to guess

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Oh no theses guys have been stopped for possession of drugs, Apparently the officer saw them smoking doggyjuana. The dog has finally been identified as the citys most dangerous druglord.
little susies dad was angry when ronald forgot to add ketchup to his daughters hamburger. The concerned father hung ronald, and taught him a lesson.


So this is what black people do in their spare time. They cornrow money into their hair.

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

THE MARLBORO MARINE

What skills besides photography did Luis Sinco utilize to produce this slideshow?
I would say the the order that he puts the photos in really goes with the story and the audio, i also like how it starts like the transitions and the music. The captions he  used also helped tell the story.
What was the effect (added power or meaning) of the multimedia effects of the sideshow?
Whenever the screen would go black i believe that it made the story deeper and gave every little section a deeper meaning.



A. What is the most powerful image from the slideshow? Why?
i think the most powerful image is when he is on the motorcyle, one might wonder why a motorcycle would have anything to do with the situation but it had alot to do by what the narrator was saying, I also think the picture of his girlfriend sitting there crying was really sad because it told the story of how their relationship was really bad

B. What sequence of photographs is the most powerful? Why?
 I think when he was showing the relationship with his girlfriend and how it was starting to fall apart , i say this because his emotion from the war affected his relationship, He couldnt deal with the stress of the relationship 
C. How does the audio enhance the photographs?
   His words really matched what the pictures were saying it gave all of the photographs a deeper meaning
D. How do the images work together to tell a story?
 They all flow and fit together they told a story in like a time line order

Friday, October 8, 2010

Photo Contest blog

PIEA Photo Contest, grades 9 and under single image. Describe what makes the photo powerful. Mention the content, lighting, composition, and exposure as appropriate.

This photograph is powerful to me because it symbolized a double/fake personality. I can relate to this picture. Because i might have two side, like a plastic side, and a real side, Thats what i get out of this photo. I like the fact thats it is a  close up, and a comparison, the doll and the girl both have blue eyes and light year. This picture is very youthful and kind of tells a story of growing up. The lighting is great, and so is the exposure

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Black and White Photography part 3

1.) What first caught your eye while looking at your photographers photos? Is there something in particular about their photos that made you want to choose them?
- when first seeing E.J belloqs photos i thought they were really interesting they were all photos of women in strange interesting backgrounds. I later found that he liked to take pictures of prostitutes that why there were some inappropriate  photos in his collection.

2.) Look at those 2 photos you posted last time. Use your five senses to tell me more about those photos. Answer them on your blog.
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I see - If i was standing in the picture next to the girl on the left side then i would see money, i would see a nasty woman, she is a prostitute. ewwwww gross.......if i was in the picture to the right then i might see a drunk woman, because i see a bottle of liquor sitting next to her on the table.
I taste- If i was standing in the picture on the right i might taste alcohol or smoke, because in the picture you can see that there is a bottle of alcohol on the table. If i was in the picture to the left, then i might taste
I feel -i feel a feeling of disgust in looking at both of these pictures i dont feel that the subjects are pretty i think that they are just interesting.

I smell- If i was in the picture to the right i might smell the scent of liquor/alcohol , with a mix of smoke, and maybe some cologne/perfume to cover it up! because she might want to try and feel pretty by putting the cologne on. or maybe The cologne of a man would linger on her skin or clothing.
I hear  - i hear swearing, i hear coughing, i hear complaining, these dirty women are sick probably so thats what i hear when i look at this picture, or i hear the words ewwwww, or grosss

3.) Finally, what would you like to create to show the world your great photographer. 
   To show the world that i was  a great photgrapher i would make a big wonderful awesome poster. The poster would have many pictures on it.